Worth the Wait

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Now entering... Tripple digits!

School really makes time FLY! Seriously, it's been 4 weeks since I came back to school, but I feel like I just left. Two days ago, I crossed the 100 day mark! I remember right after he left, looking at how long all the other missionaries had been gone thinking there was NO WAY I would ever get to 100 days. But here I am! I'm working on a list of 100 memories we had together. Most of them will be memories within a memory. Like something he said on a date and then something we did on a date, etc. I'm really excited! It's helping me relive those moments when we fell in love! I've also talked with his mom quite a bit these last few weeks. She said he worries about me. I just need to help him stay focused. I got a job and a few of the girls there are working on their mission papers. What motivation! I love it! :D I can't wait to leave on my mission. I've got a while, but at this rate, all I have to do is blink and I'll be coming home. <3!

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Goodbye Washington! Hello Idaho!

Boy oh boy! I miss Rexburg more than I could say! I love my family and I have LOVED being home and seeing all of my friends, but I am ready to get busy. I have 1 year and 8 months (almost to the day) till I turn 21. I want to get all the schooling done I can before I leave on my mission so I can come back and GET MARRIED! Haha.

A lot has happened since I last blogged. He's in Arizona and loving it! He had a hard time with his companion at first, but things have gotten so much better! He kind of asked me to be his girlfriend... more details later. I've started writing my other missionary friends, which is a blast! I got a letter from South Africa the other day! So great! I re-fall in love with him every time I read his letters. He really is my best friend! OH! And we're reading the Book of Mormon together! It's day 12 today and I'm already a day behind. Haha. But I'm going to get caught up today. After 50 days, I sent him a list of 50 things I love about him. He said that morning he woke up and wrote a whole page in his journal about the things he loves about me and then he got my letter! How great! We think alike. :D

I visited his mom yesterday. It was so fun! She and I made cookies for him. That was fun. I'm learning more about him from her as well. I love it! Today is my last day in Washington for 8 months! Crazy! I'll be at almost a year when I come home. I think it will help time go by faster, though. And I am so excited! While I was packing, I came across his cologne. I decided to spray his bear cuz I hadn't done it in quite a while. I almost cried! I miss his smell. It brought back so many memories! I love it!

I am officially happier than I have been in a LONG time! I'm growing in all different aspects of my life and I am growing closer to my best friend, my eternal companion! I love it!

Monday, February 27, 2012

Quick Update

So, it's been a while, so I thought I'd update really quick on how things are going. Harrison (Elder Beck) has been SO GOOD at writing letters! Something tells me it will get harder now that he's in the field, though. I still haven't gotten a letter from Arizona, but I haven't sent one yet either. I finally got his address and will be mailing his letter (on GREEN paper!) today. I spent last Thursday with his mom making brownies to send him in a package. She was so sweet and told me she felt like I was family already. I can't wait to call them family for real! Harrison's last letter from the MTC was by far the best! He said he felt so lucky because all the other elders would pray for a letter and not get one, but he got one every week without even worrying about it. :D I sent him a Valentine's Day package, which he loved! When we first started liking each other, he joked about coming into McDonalds (where I work) and ordering a Makeout Takeout to embarrass me. So... I sent him Valentine's Day takeout boxes full of Hershey's Hugs and Kisses. Cute, right?! He really loved it.

Some days have been really hard. I went to a dance for the first time last weekend. I had a great time. Right before I left, a song came on that hit home, though. I wanted to cry, but I held myself together. I find it easier to be strong when I miss him and I'm not as sad any more. I'm more excited and supportive than ever!

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Two Week Mark... An Emotional Rollercoaster

Today has been really hard. Last night, someone posted a picture of him in the MTC on facebook. It was so good to see him so happy! But this morning I realized it's only been two weeks since we've seen each other. WOW! I have 41 1/2 months to go. I've been looking at "waiting for your missionary" sites, but none of them refer to waiting for TWO missions. That's hitting my hard right now. You know how after your cry for a long time, your nose it stuffy and you feel like you have a cold? Well, I have a cold right now and I'm almost too tired to cry. It's weird because even thought it's been a hard morning, I'm still hopeful. The girl who inspired this blog hit her one year mark the other day. I was watching her video and realizing how much I have to look forward to! In summary, this morning has been full of near-tears and hope (I never knew those two could be put together, but they can.) I'm waiting for the countdown in the mail. I think filling in the bubbles for the missed days will really help.

This is him and some guy I've never met. :) He's sure a handsome elder!

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Only the Beginning

As the days before Harrison left flew by, I decided to look up websites about "waiting for your missionary." You must first know that Harrison and I aren't dating, but plan to when we come home. AND this isn't a 24-month wait, rather a 42-month wait. I found a girl who has been blogging about waiting for her missionary. At first, I thought it was silly. And to be honest, I still kind of do. But I was talking to my friend, Chelcie, and reading this other girl's blog and decided to try it out.

So a quick recap of where I'm sitting. Harrison and I's last date was Tuesday, the 24th. The last time we saw each other was at his farewell talk (at which he had already been set apart... so no hugs) on the 29th. And he entered the Missionary Training Center in Provo, UT on February 1st. Of all these days, Sunday was probably the hardest. I was solid until I came home with a box of stuff he wanted me to have after cleaning his room. In it, he also gave me a cassette tape he recorded for me and a hershey's kiss (inside story.) I listened to the tape probably 5 times that night and cried almost every time.

It was hard, but I haven't cried since! It's been 11 days since we last saw each other, but it's flown by! I got my first letter on Monday and that helped a TON! Last Christmas, we got each other matching Teddy bears. He left his with me for his mission and I sleep with them both. I have a "count up" on my computer and I'm waiting for a pretty awesome countdown coming in the mail. Recording him a tape was probably one of the best things I could have done for myself. I would record on my way to work or in the mornings when I usually would talk to him. The only difference is he won't respond. I sent him a Valentine's Day package with a letter and a few cheesy things for him. This week and a half has gone by really quickly. I only hope every week is like that.

I go back to BYU-Idaho in April. I think studying will really help the time go by as well. I don't just want to focus on how soon we can see each other, though. I want to grow and become a better person for him and for myself.

I will post more as things keep happening. Thanks, Chelcie for the push to do this!